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I forgot to post Trey's exciting event this past weekend -- he went on his first overnight camping trip! (Not counting the cabin.) Jeff's good friend Mike camps out with his kids most Saturday nights in the summer and he invited Jeff and Trey to join him. Trey was SO excited and as soon as his backpack was packed he put it on and wore it until it was time to go. The night was a big success - except for sleep that is - and the next day Trey told me all about it. He talked about the other kids (very nice), the marshmallows (he didn't like the first one - it got burned) and the tent (he got to sleep in it!). He couldn't have been happier. Here's our little camper ready to go... (the face paint is from an event we were at earlier in the day).
I haven't been on in a while, we haven't had too much excitement. It was really hot here for a while, then Sunday it started raining and has been gray and rainy ever since. So today we broke free of our cabin fever with some puddle jumping! The boys love to go out in the court after rain to enjoy the puddles. I just have to be prepared with dry clothes, as they are sure to get soaked. Today Roman actually decided to lay down in the puddle... no hope of staying dry! And here is a new favorite picture of Roman before the puddles:
Kids really do grow so fast. Last night Trey slept on his top bunk for the first time. He was so excited to be sleeping up there. This morning he told me "and I didn't even fall out!"
It won't be long and we'll move Roman out of the crib and we'll have two big boys!
So if I told you we met a fox today would you believe me? It's true. I've always loved foxes, but never expected to meet one like this. I was working in the front flower garden this evening when I looked up at the girl (my age) walking by and did a double take. She was walking a fox on a leash! I called for the boys to come see and she stopped to talk to us. "Vixey" is a sweet little domesticated fox. She's 4 months old and her family has been domesticated for a few generations. She was adorable and her owner was very nice, letting us play with her and answering our MANY questions. Vixey was playful and gentle, playing with the kids and Nala. I couldn't believe it! What a cool experience! I only wish I'd gotten a picture...
It has been busy around here! I only had a couple of days after we got back from NY to prep for the next activities. On Saturday Jeff's cousin Lacey, sister Misha and her two kids Fanisha and Zanayah all drove down from NY to visit, then we were taking Fanisha to Indiana to meet her dad there. Jeff & Misha's brother Mike was also in Cincinnati visiting his girlfriend Jill, so they drove up too to see everyone. But, Mike and Misha hadn't seen each other in two years, so we didn't tell Misha he was coming. What a surprise that was! I laughed so hard!We had lots of fun, sweating out back while the kids played on the Slip-n-Slide, shopping, eating, drinking and playing cards late into the night. We laughed and laughed. It was a riot.Here are the cousins, Jeff, Misha, Mike & Lacey (if Lacey's sister Tasha was here that would've been all the Brackman first cousins.)
Here we're trying to get a picture of the siblings, they couldn't stop goofing off though! Jeff, Misha and Mike.
Here's Uncle Mike with Fanisha (above) and Zanayah. They hadn't seen him in two years either.
Here's the next generation of Brackman cousins: Zanayah, Roman & Trey. Fanisha is missing from this pic.
Once everyone had left on Sunday we went to church, then came home and quickly packed up to meet Fanisha's dad in Indiana then drive south to Cincinnati to spend a few days. Jeff was working just over the border in Kentucky so the boys and I went with him to enjoy a family trip and a free hotel room! We had a blast swimming and playing at the hotel and visiting downtown Cincinnati and the riverfront Monday evening. We walked across the Purple People Bridge from Cincinnati into Newport, Kentucky. It's the longest pedestrian bridge crossing two states, or something like that. It was a lot of fun and there were tons of things to see. It's just too bad it was over 100 out and we thought we might die of the heat! Notice that Roman is bright red in the pictures, that's from heat, not sunburn!
Here are a couple of Jeff and the boys at the Riverfront:
Here are two shots of the Purple People Bridge:
And here am I with the boys on the bridge about to start the long walk across!
